Gulê Mîstîk, ji hêla Tianna (Mallett) Williams
IT lepika dawîn bû. Gava ku ez dixwînim hûrguliyên rêze kartonek nû li ser Netflix destpê kir ku zarokan cinsî dike, min abonetiya xwe betal kir. Erê, belgefîlmên wan ên baş hene ku em ê bêriya wan bikin Lê beşek ji wan Ji Babîlê Derdikevin tê wateya ku meriv hilbijartinan pêk bîne wêjeyê beşdarî û piştgirî nedana pergalek ku çandê jehr dike dike. Wekî ku ew di Zebûr 1 de dibêje:
Happy indeed is the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked; nor lingers in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of scorners, but whose delight is the law of the Lord and who ponders his law day and night. (Psalm 1:1)
Seventeen years ago, we also canceled our cable TV—and, honestly, have never looked back. All of a sudden our children started reading books, playing instruments, and developing talents we never knew they had. Today, I want to share with you some of those fruits. Because not only are we called to "ji Babîlê derkevin", but we are to rebuild a new civilization of love upon its ruins: Eroreşa Têkoşer.
With Christmas drawing near, these are also some gift ideas for building up the heart and soul…
I. CATHOLIC NOVEL
Our second daughter, Denise (Mallett) Pierlot, wrote a book called Darê that has garnered some remarkable praise in the 
Catholic world. While I personally don’t have a lot of time for reading novels, I was absolutely mesmerized by the storytelling in Darê. Few books have left me lingering with its images and characters two years after reading it! As Fr. Don Calloway said, “Mallett has penned a truly epic human and theological tale of adventure, love, intrigue, and the search for ultimate truth and meaning. If this book is ever made into a movie—and it should be—the world need only surrender to the truth of the everlasting message.”
Denise is now in the finishing stages of writing its sequel called Xwîn while she and her husband Nick (who is studying philosophy and theology) prepare for their first child (and our second grandchild). Heke we nexwendiye Darê yet, you can order it from dikana min by clicking the book cover:
Gazîkirina Denise Mallett wekî nivîskarekî bêhempa jêhatî, vegotinek e! Darê dîlgirtî ye û xweş hatiye nivîsandin. Ez berdewam dikim û ji xwe dipirsim, "Meriv çawa dikare tiştek weha binivîse?" Bêziman.
-Ken Yasinski, Axaftvanê katolîk, nivîskar û damezrînerê Wezaretên FacetoFace
II. CATHOLIC ART
The new painting above of Gulê Mîstîk is one of a series of saints that my eldest daughter Tianna has recently finished. Her stunning artwork, featured on this website several times, is now available on Tianna’s website:
…where you can order prints directly from her:
III. CATHOLIC WITNESS
Our oldest son, Gregory, has just joined a missionary team in Canada called Wezaretên Wahidê Paqij. They are dedicating this next year to traveling to schools and parishes to share the Gospel through word, song, and drama. Our third daughter, Nicole, was recently with them for two years. It is a beautiful ministry, powerful witness, and “sign of contradiction” to young people in today’s Catholic schools. Gregory has to raise support for his missionary work. If you would like to make a tax-deductible contribution, go to PureWitness.com and simply choose Gregory’s name in the donation list:
Sedem ji me re tê dayîn ku em bawer bikin ku, ber bi dawiya demê ve û dibe ku ji ya ku em hêvî dikin zûtir be, Xwedê dê mirovên ku bi Ruhê Pîroz tijî û bi giyanê Meryem dagirtî raber bike. Bi navgîniya wan Meryema, Queenahbanûya herî bihêz, wê li cîhanê kerametên mezin çêbike, guneh tune bike û serdestiya Sonsa Kurê xwe li R theNINN padîşahiya qirêj a ku ev Babîlona mezin a erdê ye saz bike. (Rev. 18:20) —St. Louis de Montfort, Peymana li ser Dilsoziya Rastîn a Bîra Xwedê, n 58-59
